Top Gear Russia

Top Gear Russia
Title card
Genre	Motoring
Created by	BBC Worldwide
Developed by	REN-TV
Presented by	Nikolai Fomenko Mikhail Petrovsky Oskar Kuchera
Theme music composer	Dickey Betts
Opening theme	"Jessica"
Country of origin	Russia
Original language	Russian
No. of series	1
Production
Executive producer	Cameron Miller
Producers	BBC Worldwide Ren-TV
Production location	Moscow
Running time	60 minutes (w/ commercials)
Original release
Network	Ren-TV
Release	22 February (2009-02-22) – 25 October 2009 (2009-10-25)
Related
Top Gear (2002 TV series) Top Gear Australia Top Gear (US) Top Gear Korea

Top Gear Russia (Russian: Top Gear: Русская версия, romanized: Top Gear: Russkaya versiya, lit. 'Top Gear: Russian Version') is a Russian motoring television series that ran on Ren-TV, and was based on the British program Top Gear produced by the BBC. It premiered on 22 February 2009.^[1] The show was cancelled due to low ratings and aired for the last time on 25 October 2009.

The hosts of Top Gear Russia were:

• Nikolai Fomenko, former musician (as part of the band Secret), former race car driver, theater actor and TV presenter. He is also involved in the creation of the Russian supercar Marussia.
• Mikhail Petrovsky, actor,^{[citation needed]} automotive journalist and blogger.
• Oskar Kuchera, ex-MTV Russia presenter and actor.
• The Stig, a local version of the mysterious driver from the original British show.^[1]

Similar to the original UK series, Top Gear Russia features a Power Lap segment, in this case held in an abandoned airfield in Mnyovniki. To inaugurate the track and populate the lap board in the first episode, the hosts invited numerous local celebrities to participate and treated them to a picnic with shashlyk and a smoking samovar.

Pos	Time	Car	Conditions
1	1:12.00	Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet	damp
2	1:12.96	Nissan GT-R	wet
3	1:13.16	1985 Porsche 911 Turbo	damp
4	1:13.88	Bentley Continental GT Speed	damp and icy
5	1:14.00	Alpina B3	moist
6	1:14.83	Lamborghini Gallardo	some snow+summer tyres
7	1:16.85	Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster	damp
8	1:17.85	Aston Martin DB9	wet
9	1:19.00	Ferrari 550M
10	1:21.01	Range Rover Sport	damp
11	1:22.12	Mazda MX-5	damp
12	1:22.27	Fiat 500
13	1:49.17	Volvo XC90	snow
14	2:08.71	Land Rover Defender 90 SVX soft top	ice+snow
15	2:15.93	UAZ 469 Off-Road modified	ice+snow
16	2:23.25	Audi R8	snow
17	DNF	Ferrari F430	snow

The Star in a Reasonably-Priced Car segment are mirrored with Russia's own version. The car used is a race-prepped Lada Kalina. Unlike in the UK version of Top Gear, the lap format for this segment is different from that of the Stig's power laps.

Introduced in episode 2 of season 1, the Cool Wall mirrors the popular segment from the UK original.

• 'Top Gear' format heads to Russia